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PGTI Qualifying School 2016 tees off in Ahmedabad today

Ahmedabad: The PGTI Qualifying School for 2016 will be held at the Kensville Golf & Country Club, Ahmedabad, from January 12 – 22, 2016.

The First Stage of the Qualifying School will comprise of two 36-hole events – Pre Qualifying I and Pre Qualifying II. While Pre Qualifying I will be staged on January 12 – 13, Pre Qualifying II takes place on January 15 – 16.

The top 39 players and ties from the field of 109 at Pre Qualifying I will make it to the Final Stage. Similarly, the top 38 and ties out of a field of 109 at Pre Qualifying II will make it to the Final Stage.

The qualifiers from the First Stage will join the 43 exempt players in the Final Stage which is scheduled to be held from January 19 – 22. The 72-hole Final Stage event will feature a field of 120 players. The top 80 and ties will make the halfway cut after two rounds of the Final Stage.

At the end of the Final Stage, the top 35 players and ties will earn their full cards for the 2016 PGTI season. The Final Stage offers a total prize purse of Rs. 2.5 lakh.

On Monday, the PGTI conducted a clinic on some of the important Rules of Golf and Golfing Etiquettes for the players competing at the Qualifying School 2016.